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BSc (Hons) Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics with Integrated Foundation Year

This course is excellent preparation for jobs in cybersecurity and digital forensics. It also covers the fundamentals of computer science. Topics include computer security, development of secure systems and networks, cybersecurity, and practical aspects of digital forensics.

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UCAS codeI160
Duration4 years
Fee (UK)£9,790
LocationOn campus

Course summary

This course is excellent preparation for jobs in cybersecurity and digital forensics. It also covers the fundamentals of computer science, increasing your career options.

Topics include:

  • Computer security
  • Development of secure systems and networks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Practical aspects of digital forensics

As part of your studies, you'll get the chance to achieve the status of ‘Certified Ethical Hacker’ (CEH). We offer this by embedding the learning materials for the professional certification into one of the course modules.

As cyber threats continue to escalate, gaining CEH status brings many advantages. It opens doors to lucrative career opportunities where you can command higher salaries and ensure job stability. It also serves as a prominent marker of cybersecurity expertise. This validates your ability to detect and mitigate vulnerabilities in digital systems.

CEH training offers:

  • Hands-on experience
  • Compliance adherence
  • Professional networking, fostering ethical hacking practices and enhancing cybersecurity awareness

Beyond the technical aspects, CEH certification offers an interesting and rewarding path. You'll continue to face new challenges while safeguarding digital assets responsibly and ethically.

Integrated Foundation Year

This course is also available with an Integrated Foundation Year. The Integrated Foundation Year route is an additional year built into your degree, designed to support your success and help you progress with confidence.

If you have valuable work or life experience but no formal qualifications, are returning to education after a break, or want to change direction and explore a new career path, the Integrated Foundation Year offers a supportive way to transition into university study.

If you’ve just missed the entry requirements for a three-year course, the Integrated Foundation Year offers a supportive route to start your university journey.

We’re excited to be enhancing our Integrated Foundation Year to give you an even stronger start to your degree. The updated modules will be more aligned with your chosen subject area and carefully designed to build the knowledge, confidence and skills you’ll use throughout your studies. Full details will be shared soon. We can’t wait to tell you more.

Please note, this route isn’t available to international students.

Charlotte Knill

I undertook my placement with Northumbria Police within the Digital Forensics Unit. This led to me landing a role with them as Digital Forensics Investigator after I graduated. I now work in the North East Regional Organised Crime Unit where I sit within the cybercrime department.

Charlotte Knill

Read Charlotte Knill's story

What you'll study

*Placements are subject to availability and placement providers may require an interview as part of the process. If successful, you'll remain an active student and will have access to a wide range of support from Graduate Prospects.

Many of our courses include a range of modules you can choose from. Some of these options may only be available if you’ve already studied specific required modules. If you’re not sure what you need before picking a module, your course leader can help.

Undergraduate module credits should total 120 credits per academic year. If optional modules are available alongside core modules on your course, you should choose an amount that totals 120 credits.

How you'll learn

Teaching methods include lectures, tutorials, seminars and laboratory sessions. We encourage you to develop independent study skills as well as work with other students on group projects.

As well as assessments that count towards your degree, there are also ongoing opportunities for feedback and consolidating your learning.

Entry requirements

Fees and finance support

UK£9,790

Undergraduate fees are set according to rules from Government in line with forecast inflation. If you're a Home fee-paying student, the fee for your first year of study for 2026/27 will be £9,790. You'll pay tuition fees for every year of study. Fees may increase every year based on the Retail Price Index.

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Study Centre fees

If you're studying at a study centre, please contact the centre directly for information on fees.

If you're a full-time UK/Irish/EU settled/EU pre-settled student on the Integrated Foundation Year route, you may be eligible to receive financial support to cover your fees for the full four years. UK and EU settled students may also be eligible to receive a maintenance loan.

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Disclaimer

We want to make sure you have clear and accurate information about our courses. Our website always shows the latest updates. If you’ve applied and been offered a place, we’ll contact you in writing if anything important changes.

View our programme specifications(opens in new tab) for further information about what the course covers, learning outcomes and the skills you'll gain when you graduate.